Wire hanger



Nov. 23 1926;

A.J.GURNEY WIRE HANGER Filed Jan. 13. 1925 Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

UNITED STATES ALBERT J. GURNEY, 0F QANTGN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN" MINE DOOR 00., OF CANTON OHIO, A QORPGRATION OF 01-110.

WIRE HANGER.

Application filed January 13, 1925. Serial No. 2,228.

This invention relates to an improved hanger of the general character disclosed in my co-pending application for wire hanger filed January 13, 1925, Serial No. 2,227.

The invention seeks to provide a hanger for supporting a trolley wire or the like as well as an additional wire such, for instance, as a feed wire, or, if preferred, a wire insulated with respect to the trolley wire, and wherein the hanger will be composed of few and simple parts.

Gther and 'ncidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved hanger.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on'the.

line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure A is a veiw similar to Figure 3 but showing the use of insulators in connection with the hanger,

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ companion jaw members embodying a pair of coacting long lower jaws 10 and 11 and a pair of coacting upper arcuate short jaws 12 and 13 upstanding medially from the long jaws and integral therewith. At their lower margins, the jaws 10 are, as shown in Figure 3, grooved at the'inner sides thereof to engage a trolley wire, as conventionally illustrated at 14, while above said groove the jaws are hollow, and closing the jaws at the ends thereof are end walls 15. At corresponding ends of the jaws the end walls 15 incline away from each other and formed in the forward end wall of the jaw 11 from the inner vertical edge thereof is a notch or opening 16.

Formed in the side wall of the jaw 10 is an opening 17 while the jaw 11 is provided in the side wall thereof with a similar opening 18, 'and straddling said openings are outstanding reinforcing ribs 19. Upstanding' from the jaw 12 is a sleeve 20 which overhangs the upper edge of the jaw 13 and is internally threaded to accommodate an insulator stud as conventionally illustrated at 21. As will be observed, the reinforcing ribs are merged at their upper ends and are gradually increased in height to the horizontal center line of the jaws 12 and 13 while the single rib formed by the junction of the ribs 19 upon the jaw 10 is, as shown in Figure 1, arranged to extend upwardly tothe upper end of the sleeve 20. These ribs will thus not only serve to reinforce the connection between the upper and lower jaws of the members, but the sleeve 20 is also reinforced. In the drawings, I have shown a conventional feed cable 23 in position between the jaws 12 and 13.

' Formed on the jaw 10 at the rear edge of the opening 17 therein, is an inwardly directed reinforcing web 2 1, and extending horizontally from said web is a forwardly directed conical sleeve 25 inclined toward its forward end away from the side wall of the jaw. The sleeve 25 is thus disposed opposite the opening 17, of the jaw 10 and integrally connected at its ends with the side wall of the jaw 11 above and below the opening 18 therein, is an inwardly directed loop 26 extending behind the'sleeve and provided at the bight thereof with a beveled face to seat flat against the inclined wall of the sleeve. Extending through the opening 16 in the forward end wall of the jaw 11 is a cap. bolt 27 screwed into said sleeve.

In use, the sleeve 20 is first screwed upon the stud 21 for rigidly mounting one of the jaw members when, after the wire 14 and cable 23 have been brought into position, the loop 26 is engaged over the forward end of the sleeve 25 of the jaw 10 for loosely connectingthe members. The bolt 2'? is then inserted through the openingv 16 and screwed into the sleeve 25. As will. be observed, as the cap bolt is thus screwed into the sleeve, the free aw member will be shifted endwiscrelative to the fixed member so that the loop 26 will be advanced toward the of the sleeve 25 to coact therewith for wedging the jaw members together and binding the jaws 10 and 11 in engagement with the wire 14 as well as binding the jaws 12 and 13 about the cable 23. The trolley wire and cable will thus be securely held and .rigidlysupported by the hanger while the cable is mechanically and electrically connected with the trolley wire by the hanger so that current will be fed from the cable to the trolley wire through the hanger.

'- In Figure 4 of the drawings, I have shown the use of an insulator 28 in connection with a cable 29, the cable 29-correspond1ng to the cable 23 but belng of less chameter. The inare shifted in opposite directions and confining the wires between said jaws, and means for shifting the jaws in opposite directions.

13. A hanger of the character described including companion jaw members relatively shiftable in opposite directions and provided with pairs of coacting jaws toengage separate wires, the jaw members being provided with coacting means lying between said members for drawing the jaw members toward each other as said members are shifted in opposite directions and confining the wires bet-ween said jaws.

14:. A hanger of the character described including companion jaw members relatively shiftable in opposite directions and provided with pairs of coacting jaws to engage separate wires, the jaw members being provided with coacting means lying between said members for drawing the aw members toward each other as said. members are shifted in opposite directions and confining the wires between said jaws, and means to coact with said first mentioned means for shifting the jaw members in opposite directions.

15. A hanger of the character described including companion jaw members relatively shiftable in opposite directions and having pairs of coacting jaws to engage separate wires, said members being provided with coacting means housed between the jaw members for drawing said members toward each other as the members are shifted in opposite directions and confining the wires between said jaws.

16. A hanger of the character described including companion jaw members relatively shiftable in opposite directions and having pairs of coacting jaws to engage separate wires, said members being provided with coacting means housed between the jaw members for drawing said members toward each other as the members-are shifted in opposite directions and confining the wires between said jaws, and means to coact with said first mentioned means for shifting the jaws in opposite directions.

17. A hanger of the character described including companion relatively shiftable jaw members having pairs of coacting jaws to engage separate wires and provided with coacting inclined portions for wedging the jaw members together and confining the wires between said jaws as the members are shifted,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT J. GURNEY. [L.S.] 

